My Father’s Shadow
A father brings his two boys to Lagos at a time of cultural upheaval, but love still prevails at all times - British-Nigerian dirty gem is in cinemas on Friday, February 6th [Read More...]

Eagles of the Republic (Les Aigles de la Republique)
Superstar of Egyptian cinema is persuaded into taking part in a government propaganda film, with very dangerous repercussions for him and his loved ones - from the Official Competition at Cannes [Read More...]

It Was Just an Accident (Un Simple Accident)
PALME d'OR WINNER - Torture survivors accidentally kidnap their apparent tormentor of yore, in Panahi’s meditation on the ethics and the dynamics of revenge (with a message for Iranian censors and thugs) - in cinemas on Friday, November 5th [Read More...]

Alpha
Deadly virus turns people into marble, in Julia Ducournau's stone-cold parable of love and abandonment - on all major VoD platforms in December [Read More...]

A Poet (Un Poeta)
A recovering alcoholic and former poet is charmed by a student's writings, but finds himself in hot water when she too takes to wine - from Tallinn [Read More...]

Pillion
In this devilishly inventive tale of gay sex, a young inexperienced homosexual engages in a torrid liaison with an older biker - on VoD on Tuesday, January 13th [Read More...]

I Only Rest in the Storm (O Riso e a Faca)
Soulful Sérgio Coragem stars in an overlong piece about an aid worker walking in the steps of his white privilege - Brazilian drama shows at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

The Man Who Thought Life (Manden Der Tænkte Ting)
A Twilight Zone-style psychological horror asks whether the mind can manipulate life itself, sending a doctor’s world into chaos - from ArteKino Classics [Read More...]

Sleepless City (Ciudad sin Sueño)
Roma teen contends with the multiple threats affecting his family and "the largest slum of Europe" - Spanish drama with touches of Neorealism shows at San Sebastian [Read More...]

The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto)
BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR WINNER AT CANNES: Kleber Medonca Filho's crime drama about a dignified researcher on the run pays tribute to the films and the cinemas of yore, while also celebrating the director's native Recife, in Northeastern Brazil - in cinemas on Friday, February 20th [Read More...]

Urchin
A homeless man with addiction issues is given a second chance, but life in London threatens to send him plunging down, in Harris Dickinson's impressive directorial debut - on VoD on Tuesday, January 13th [Read More...]

The Phoenician Scheme
Father and daughter flee from the clutches of evil Uncle Nubar, in Wes Anderson's disappointing 13th film - on VoD on Monday, July 14th [Read More...]

Renoir
Japanese blend of murder mystery and child imagination allegory is cryptic and bizarre, dogged by elementary cinematography and wooden acting - showing in various festivals [Read More...]

Orwell: 2+2=5
George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years - Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc shows at the BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]

The Wave (La Ola)
Sebastian Lelio's feminist musical is so didactic, literalistic and clumsily executed that it's truly painful to watch - live from Cannes [Read More...]

The Chronology of Water
Kristen Stewart's directorial debut about an Olympic swimming hopeful is a strong film, however dented by sudden tonal shifts - in cinemas on Friday, February 6th [Read More...]

Nouvelle Vague
Richard Linklater transports viewers back to the Paris and the Cannes of 1960, in his charming tribute to Jean-Luc Godard (mind: he occasionally betrays the spirit of the late French filmmaker) - in cinemas on Friday, January 30th [Read More...]

The Great Arch (L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche)
Claes Bang stars as a real-life architect overcoming broken dreams in order to realise what's most dear to him - Franco-Danish production premieres in Cannes [Read More...]

The Little Sister (La Petite Derniere)
Young Muslim seeks to reconcile her homosexuality and her religion, in this ordinary coming-of-age drama from France - from the Official Competition at Cannes [Read More...]

The Plague
A skin condition offers school camp bully Jake the opportunity to make Ben's life hell, in this shoddy body horror/comedy - live from Cannes [Read More...]

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamenco)
In 1980s' Chile, the child of a queer family wants to discover the cause of the "plague" villagers talk about - dazzling drama shows in various film festivals [Read More...]

Eddington
Ari Aster's ambitious riff on American right and leftwing politics is extremely familiar and barely enlightening - now available on VoD [Read More...]

Sirat
European whims are shattered into pieces, in Oliver Laxe's hauntingly beautiful and disturbing allegory of life on the edge - showing at various film festivals [Read More...]

The Wonderers (Qui Brille au Combat)
French Riviera family struggles with mentally disabled daughter, in this honest and heartfelt yet mostly unmemorable drama - live from Cannes [Read More...]

A Pale View of Hills
Situated in two different eras and disparate geographies, two women reconcile their heritage - disappointing literary adaptation premieres in Cannes [Read More...]

La Paga
A hungry labourer feels for his wife and child, before dreaming of an existence where the oppressed challenge their controllers - dirty Latin classic shows in Cannes [Read More...]

Case 137 (Dossier 137)
Independent police investigator deep-dives into a police brutality case, in this thoughtful study of repression and impunity - from the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [Read More...]

Two Prosecutors
Young and dignified lawyer confronts Stalin's corrupt establishment, in Sergei Loznitsa's profound and sombre new film - from the 29th Tallinn Black Nights [Read More...]

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Franchise of eight films wraps up with an overbloated, tasteless, indigestible and toxic instalment - in cinemas on Wednesday, May 21st [Read More...]

Promised Skies (Promis le Ciel)
In Tunisia, three black women face discrimination and prejudice from a country that judges them on gender, language and colour - hard-hitting drama premieres at Cannes [Read More...]

Reedland
A grandfather surrounded by gorgeous Dutch geography ruminates on a murder mystery, in this engaging but unresolved feature - live from Cannes [Read More...]

Sound of Falling (In die Sonne Schauen)
Aesthetically astounding German drama seamlessly blends the visual and the tactile, just as it weaves together three families from different eras - from various festivals [Read More...]

Directors’ Factory Ceara Brasil
Four short movies directed by nascent filmmaking duos offer snapshots into the Brazilian state of Ceara, a land of abundant heat and sand dunes - from Cannes [Read More...]

Leave One Day (Partir un Jour)
In this spellbinding musical, a pregnant lady has to face difficult home truths, and all to mesmerising pop beats - opening film live from Cannes [Read More...]

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator (Pai Nosso – Os Últimos Dias De Salazar) 
The fall of Portuguese dictator Salazar is seen through the eyes of his closest servants in this well-presented drama based on a true story - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Gods of Stone (Deuses de Pedra)
A town with ties to ancient lore finds itself the victim of progress, in this fascinating Spanish doc - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Orlando Pantera
The Cape Verdean "Bob Marley" who died on the day he was about to record his first studio album becomes the subject of this simple and auspicious documentary - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Casa-Abrigo
Victims of domestic abuse seek protection in a women's shelter, in this warm and thoughtful, humanistic Portuguese drama - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

White Roses, Fall (Caigan las Rosas Blancas)
Lesbian pornographer embarks on a road trip in search of inspiration, in this pointless and lame addition to the canon of identity movement cinema - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Where Do You Call Home? (¿De Qué Casa Eres?)
Portuguese documentarist retraces the footsteps of her Spanish mother, who was forced to immigrate to the USSR as a child - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Two Times João Liberada (Duas Vezes João Liberada)
An actor is haunted by their character's ghost, in this metatextual dreamscape and comment on Portuguese history - from IndieLisboa, Karlovy Vary and San Sebastian [Read More...]

Santa Iria
Ugly suburban landscapes and a cacophony of cars provide a strange type of serenity to these suburban dwellers, in this elementary Portuguese film - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

As Flores
Portuguese documentarist captures the fast-changing seasons, the fleeting emotions and the developments shaping/reshaping the square where she works - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

First Person Plural (Primeira Pessoa do Plural)
Quietly surfing the Weird Wave of Greek cinema, this Portuguese movie portrays a tightly-knit bourgeois family consumed by their bizarre fantasies - from IndieLisboa [Read More...]

Mad of Madness
Indonesian director transforms a sand quarry into a moral battleground, where wealth, death, and the supernatural collide in eerie synchronicity - from the Udine Far East Film Festival [Read More...]

See You Tomorrow
A quiet and introspective street photographer finds strength in the mere act of forging ahead, in this gently revolutionary Japanese drama - from the Udine Far East Film Festival [Read More...]

Thunderbolts*
A gang of misfits are unwittingly thrown together in this plodding adventure, which could have been written by AI software - in cinemas on Thursday, May 1st [Read More...]

Four Mothers
In this patchy however heartwarming remake of an Italian comedy, a gay Irish writer has to reconcile his lifestyle with his mother and his elderly friends - in cinemas on Friday, April 4th [Read More...]

The Ugly Stepsister (Den Stygge Stesøsteren)
Body horror reimagining of Cinderella is a visceral and nauseating delight that cannot hide its cynical nature - from Tiff Romania/ also available on VoD [Read More...]

Riefenstahl
Biopic of the German filmmaker reveals an aggressive and manipulative woman unrepentant of her Nazi past, yet it fails to make any particularly new reflections and revelations - from Tiff Romania/ on VoD [Read More...]